Security News > 2017 > September > Showtime’s Web sites roped visitors’ CPU into mining cryptocurrency

Here’s the latest good reason for users to block JavaScript: if you don’t, your computer’s CPU power could be used to mine cryptocurrency without your knowledge or consent. Cryptocurrency mining in the browser The option to transfer the burden and cost of mining cryptocurrency on to end users through mining software has long been available. But the latest iteration of this approach does not require malware to be installed on users’ machines. Instead, their computer’s … More →

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